Born Poplar. A firefighter in WW2 he became Chief Officer of the West Ham Fire Brigade. In 1955 he moved to Australia where he set up firefighting and safety centres in Australasia and in Beirut.
West Ham Fire brigade and National Fire Service 1925 - 1955. Awarded the O.B.E.
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Cyril Demarne
Our colleague Andrew Behan points out the following errors on this plaque: Fi...
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Cyril Demarne
Two figures in the sculpture are based on a photograph, “A relief crew dampin...
Soldier and Fireman. Born in Trinidad, he was one of the first black men to join the British Army. In WW1, he earned a reputation for throwing bombs back over enemy lines and was nicknamed the 'Coc...
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Station Officer -Â One of two men (with Frederick Mitchell) who gave their lives at Soho Fire Station on 7th October 1940. London Fire Journal gives his name as William Wilson. See Mitchell for som...
Either lost his life, or gave distinguished service to the London Fire Brigade, and was buried in the Highgate Cemetery plot between 1884 and 1955.
Died in a fire at St Stephens Hospital, Chelsea. Jeremiah Donovan was born on 10 March 1905 in Battersea, London, one of the six children of Jeremiah Donovan (b.1868) and Mary Donovan née Cunningh...
Firefighter of Barbican Fire Station, who gave his life on St Pancras Way, London, 1st October, 1978. Red Plaque describes the fire and reports: "A firefighter at Barbican Fire Station, Stephen w...
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